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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <dr.kubar@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:55:18 -0800
Subject: Salam, URGENT


Salamalaikum
I am Dr. Abdurrahim Aziz Kubar, I worked under Late, Gaddafi of Libyan regime, who ruled as Libyan president for 42 , On February 15, 2011 Our security forces crack down on protesters as anti-government demonstrations take place in Benghazi. As revolution started, He sent me out to purchase Arms from his Russian partners with 33 Million American dollar which was deposited with security Company pending when the deal for the supply of ammunition's will be sealed.
I was in Russia when he was captured by rebels and killed immediately , I lost my my wife and two kid during the civil war, fortunately only me knows about this deal of purchasing Arms. I want you to work with me to retrieve this fund from security company where it was deposited and transfer it to your Country, Once the transfer is done ,60 percent for me and 40 for you
There is no risk because my boss is no more and there is no one to lay claim to it again and that is why i contacted you to work with me to retrieve the fund for our own benefit ,this transaction can only take 7 working days to execute , Send to me your phone number Id and your address to enable me provide full detail where the fund was deposited .
Please ask further question if any.
Dr. Abdurahim Aziz Kubar


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